the plunge...

into darkness has happened.  Daylight saving ended on Sunday, which means the clocks have gone back an hour, and we've lost an hour of daylight in the evenings.  So, instead of riding home in bright afternoon sunshine and having daylight until after dinner time, it's now close to sunset on the way home and nearly dark by dinner time.  

I guess that's the last link with summer now gone... just waiting for the rainy winter to start.